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While her grandmother was alive, Emma's world was filled with enchantment. But now Gram is gone, and suddenly strange spots are appearing on Emma's skin. Soon, she's diagnosed with vitiligo--a condition that makes patches of her skin lose their color--and the magic in her world is suddenly replaced with school bullies and doctor appointments. But when Emma writes one last story in the journal she shared with Gram, something strange happens. Someone...
8) Darling baby
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Pub. Date
2021.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"Based on the journal she kept when her granddaughter was new, Maira Kalman shares observations about a summer spent with a baby"--
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"Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn't have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped...
12) Natsumi!
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Pub. Date
2018.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
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The festival of traditional Japanese arts is coming up, and little Natsumi's big personality is too much for her family's quieter traditions, until her grandfather introduces her to taiko drumming.
13) Joy takes root
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Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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"In her grandmother's garden, a young Black girl learns about mindfulness and herbal medicine in this soothing intergenerational story about our connection to nature."--Amazon.com.
14) Tofu takes time
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Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Lin makes tofu with her grandma and discovers that patience brings a whole universe together in a simple dish made by a modern Chinese American family"--
15) Grandpa's garden
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Pub. Date
2012
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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Billy learns about gardening from his grandfather. Includes gardening tips.
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Pub. Date
2021
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"A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother's, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future. Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her...
18) Clean getaway
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"For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"Margot and her grandpa have tummies grumbly for pancakes. Only there's a problem ... there's no flour, milk, or eggs! But Grandpa has the perfect solution; they'll get on his boat the Beluga Blue and go to Chicken Island, Cow Island, and Flour Mill Island to get the ingredients. Set sail for pancakes!"--
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